Programs

CITP Tech Policy Clinic

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Overview

CITP’s interdisciplinary tech policy clinic gives our research community the opportunity to contribute to vital policy discussions concerning the role of digital technologies in our society. We engage directly with policy makers to develop state-of-the-art research and we translate that research into practical proposals that advance the public interest. In keeping with Princeton’s commitment to service, the clinic provides nonpartisan research, analysis, and commentary to policy makers, industry participants, journalists, and the public. There is a long tradition of educating public-spirited lawyers through clinical programs; we are building a similar program for the next generation of public-spirited technologists.

Activities

AI Policy Precepts

Princeton University’s AI Policy Precepts is a non-partisan program designed to explore the core concepts, opportunities, and risks underlying the technology that will shape or influence federal policy making for the next ten years.

Tech Policy Case Studies

The CITP Tech Policy Case Studies series invites domain experts to share the real-world challenges that they confront and investigate how research can help inform their responses. The goal is to provide new avenues for collaborating on impactful research and deepen our understanding of the policy process. If you have ideas for specific projects we can tackle, please contact Mihir Kshirsagar.

Siegel Public Interest Technology Summer Fellowship

The Siegel PIT Summer Fellowship is aimed at giving rising juniors and seniors first hand experience in how technologists can advance the public interest at the federal, state and local level.

Policy Roundtables

We convene a forum for researchers and policy makers to engage in a detailed discussion of a specific topic under Chatham House rules. In late 2019, we held a day long roundtable discussion with the FTC about regulating online dark patterns. We will restart this program once the health restrictions lift.

Research & Commentary

The clinic is actively engaged in producing research and commentary. Please click here to see our work.

Teaching

Click here for more information about the student clinic projects.

People

Mihir Kshirsagar leads the clinic.

Contact

Please email for general questions. 

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Request for Comments on the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute’s Draft Document: Managing Misuse Risk for Dual Use Foundation Models
Authors: Sayash Kapoor, Mihir Kshirsagar, Arvind Narayanan, Benedikt Ströbl, September 2024

Call for Transparency in Rideshare Platform Operations
Authors: Varun Nagaraj Rao, Samantha Dalal, Dana Calacci, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, June 2024

Amicus Brief of the Princeton University Center for Information Technology Policy Tech Policy Clinic,
Authors: Nia Brazzell and Mihir Kshirsagar, December 2023

Securing the Public Key Infrastructure Workshop Report
Authors: Henry Birge-Lee, Grace Cimaszewski, Liang Wang, Klaudia Jaźwińska, Prateek Mittal, Mihir Kshirsagar, and Jen Rexford,
December 2023

Comments on Technological Modernization REG 2013-01
Authors: Nia Brazzell, Mihir Kshirsagar, January 2023

Commercial Surveillance ANPR R111004
Authors: Nia Brazzell, Jordan Brensinger, Shaanon Cohney, Sayash Kapoor, Mihir Kshirsagar, Katrina Ligett, Jonathan Mayer, Arvind Narayanan, November 2022

In the Matter of Secure Internet Routing, P.S. Docket No. 22-90
Authors: Henry Birge-Lee, Nick Feamster, Mihir Kshirsagar, Prateek Mittal, Jennifer Rexford, April 2022

Response to Request for Information to the Update of the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan
Authors: Sayash Kapoor, Mihir Kshirsagar, Solon Barocas, Arvind Narayanan, March 2022

RFI Response: National AI Research Resource
Authors: Sayash Kapoor, Mihir Kshirsagar, Arvind Narayanan, September 2021